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==Details==
*'''Title:''' グッドライフ〜ありがとう、パパ。さよなら〜
*'''Title (romaji):''' Good Life~Arigato, Papa. Sayonara~
*'''Title (English):''' Good Life~Thank you, Papa. Goodbye~
*'''Format:''' Renzoku
*'''Genre:''' Family, human, medical
*'''Episodes:''' 11
*'''Viewership rating:''' 8.69%
*'''Broadcast network:''' KTV, Fuji TV
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2011-Apr-19 to 2011-Jun-28
*'''Air Time:''' [[Kayou 10 (Fuji TV)|Tuesday 22:00]]
*'''Theme song:''' ''Mata Ashita...'' by [[Wikipedia:Juju (singer)|JUJU]]
*'''Insert song:''' ''Hane'' by Hanae

==Synopsis==
The basis for the drama is the novel “[http://www.ktv.jp/sp/kashikogi/index.html Kashikogi]” by author Cho Chang-in, which has sold 2 million copies in Korea since its publication in 2000. It has already been adapted as a [http://www.fbs.co.jp/thorn-fish/ television drama] and a stage play in that country. On February 4, Shogakukan is publishing the book in Japan under the title “Good Life.”
Sorimachi plays the part of Daichi Sawamoto, a newspaper reporter who has always prioritized his work over his family. When his wife suddenly leaves him, he finally notices the love he has been receiving from his son. Just as he decides to answer back, it is discovered that his son has leukemia.  --''[http://www.tokyograph.com/news/takashi-sorimachi-plays-loving-father-in-good-life Tokyograph]''

==User/Viewer Ratings==
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==Cast==
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;Sawamoto Family
*[[Sorimachi Takashi]] as '''Sawamoto Daichi'''
**[[Sakaguchi Waku]] as young Daichi
*[[Igawa Haruka]] as '''Sawamoto Kaori'''
*[[Kabe Amon]] as '''Sawamoto Waku'''
*[[Matsushige Yutaka]] as Daichi's father
*[[Ohkawa Masumi]] as Daichi's mother

;Meisei Medical College Hospital
*[[Eikura Nana]] as '''Konno Nanami'''
*[[Ihara Tsuyoshi]] as '''Maruyama Minato'''
*[[Watanabe Kunito]] as Kuroki Keiji
*[[Nagaike Natsuko]] as Adachi Yuka
*[[Yamano Umi]] as the head nurse
*[[Tajima Yurika]] as Inoue Eiko
*[[Fukuda Atsuko]] as Minagawa Miki
*[[Haruyama Rena]] as Kamata Miyoko
*[[Hamura Junko]] as Mayama Miyavi
*[[Jung Woo Sung]] as Dr Lee (ep6,7)

;Paediatric ward patients
*[[Koyama So]] as Fujimoto Taiyo
*[[Okunuki Kaoru]] as Fujimoto Miki
*[[Ishii Kokoa]] as Hana (ep1,2)
*[[Mori Koko (2003)|Mori Koko]] as Azuma Mari (ep3)
*[[Honda Daisho]] (ep5)
*[[Motokawa Ransho]] (ep11)
*[[Arakaki Naoto]] (ep11)

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;Uemomo Primary School
*[[Araki Hirofumi]] as Hosokawa Ryoji
*[[Hata Mei]] as Segawa Aoi
*[[Suginomori Shoma]] as a bully
*[[Honda Kaisei]] as Kai
*[[Yamada Eru]] as Taninaka Sora
*[[Sekido Sakikai]] (ep8,10)

;Sanwa Newspaper Centre
*[[Kitami Toshiyuki]] as Okuda Shinichi
*[[Kanai Yuta]] as Kojima
*[[Rikiya]] as Fukushima Takayuki
*[[Yamamoto Ryuji]] as Tani (ep4,9)

;Others
*[[Kaga Takeshi]] as '''Yukimura Shinpei'''
*[[Kobashi Megumi]] as Mizushima Yoko (ep1,3)
*[[Maruo Ayumi]] as Sawamoto Kaori colleague (ep4,9)
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===Guests===
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*[[Iwamatsu Ryo]] as Lawyer, Ninomiya
*[[Nasubi]] as the convenience store clerk (ep1)
*[[Yamazaki Hajime]] as Naito (doctor, ep7,8)
*[[Iwata Tomoyuki]] (ep1)
*[[Shoji Toshitake]] (ep1)
*[[Hinode Kiyoshi]] (ep1-3)
*[[Tsumura Eitetsu]] (ep1-3)
*[[Oishi Goro]] (ep1)
*[[Suzuki Chinami]] (ep1)
*[[Tokunaga Atsushi]] (ep1)
*[[Imata Taira]] (ep1)
*[[Nakawaki Mikito]] (ep1)
*[[Watanabe Yumion]] (ep1)
*[[Kodama Takashi]] (ep4)
*[[Nishizawa Jinta]] as surgeon (ep9)
*[[Nakamura Katsuo]] as photographer (ep9)
*[[Kanai Shunji]] as lawyer (ep11)
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==Production Credits==
*'''Original writing:''' Novel ''Good Life'' by Cho Chang-in
*'''Screenwriter:''' [[Oshima Satomi]]
*'''Chief Producer:''' [[Kasaoki Takahiro]]
*'''Producer:''' [[Kimura Jun]]
*'''Associate Producer:''' [[Ando Kazuhisa]]
*'''Director:''' [[Miyake Yoshishige]], [[Shiraki Keiichiro]]
*'''Music:''' [[Sumitomo Norihito]]

==Episode Information==
{| class="ratingtable"
! Episode !! Subtitle !! Ratings<br>(Kanto)
|-
| 01 || My dad is a really sad creature || 09.5
|-
| 02 || Am I gonna be admitted to a hospital? || 09.5
|-
| 03 || My dad's important thing || 08.3
|-
| 04 || A promise dad and I made || 08.2
|-
| 05 || The person I want to see || 08.7
|-
| 06 || 絆 || 08.2
|-
| 07 || 運命 || 08.6
|-
| 08 || パパが伝えたい事 || 09.0
|-
| 09 || パパの生まれた町  || 08.3
|-
| 10 || さよなら、パパ || 08.3
|-
| 11 || ありがとう、パパ || 08.8
|-
! colspan=2 | Average || 08.6
|}
Source: [http://www.videor.co.jp Video Research, Ltd.]

==External Links==
*[http://www.ktv.jp/goodlife/index.html Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:ja:グッドライフ〜ありがとう、パパ。さよなら〜|Japanese Wikipedia]]

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